Wearing a live mic, Abraham Washington, the “manager” of wrestler Titus O’Neil, cracked wise about Bryant, who settled with the alleged victim in the case, during a match as he was hyping up O’Neil.

“Titus O’Neil is like Kobe Bryant at a hotel in Colorado,” Washington said. “He’s unstoppable.”

WWE issued a statement quickly after and said it will take “appropriate action into the matter.”

“A.W. made an inappropriate comment and WWE immediately apologized,” a company spokesperson told TMZ.

TMZ reports that A.W. “felt horrible” after making the comment, claiming that he “got caught up in the moment” on the live show. He apologized to WWE honchos, TMZ said, including the McMahon family which owns the company, and several wrestlers. Washington has vowed to refrain from making several comments in the future.